"I suppose that's all we can hope for," Lapu says wistfully. "If Ahote's protest doesn't do too much damage, we might be able to dig ourselves out of the hole over time. Win the humans back over and eventually get back to the way things were. We should get going though. I won't participate, but we should at least watch the protest so we know what's going on. We'll need to be rested just in case things go bad." He opens the door.
You put a hand on Lapu's shoulder, stopping him before he can exit the building. "Have you heard from Tiva lately?" you ask. "I know the pacification squads have had her on the run. I've been worried about her. I heard they want to execute her for murder."
Lapu scratches the back of his neck self-consciously. "No…I, uh, I haven't seen her. But if I do, I'll let her know you asked about her, okay?"
You leave the meeting hall behind Lapu, and you eventually go your separate ways. The night has grown chill, and the wind from earlier has picked up, howling like a ghastly specter through the streets and alleyways as if in warning: "Beware these long-dead passages. Only ruin will find you here." It's going to be a long night; you hope sleep will find you quickly.
Dawn Comes All Too Soon